Hi, I'm also having trouble with the New Document option in v12. In my line of work, I'm frequently (very frequently) using a new schema provided by a client or associate. Say I want to create a document using it. In v11, I had the choice of saying File/New and then selecting the schema in a dialogue. Unless I'm missing it, I can't do that any more. What's more, if I go ahead and create a blank XML document, I can't bind it to a schema until I have a document element. Sometimes I'll know in advance what the type of that element should be (along with namespace etc.) -- but not always. Maybe the capability of starting a new document with an arbitrary schema binding is right in front of me somewhere? Cheers, Wendell ====================================================================== Wendell Piez mailto:wapiez@mulberrytech.com Mulberry Technologies, Inc. http://www.mulberrytech.com 17 West Jefferson Street Direct Phone: 301/315-9635 Suite 207 Phone: 301/315-9631 Rockville, MD 20850 Fax: 301/315-8285 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Mulberry Technologies: A Consultancy Specializing in SGML and XML ======================================================================